~ RowanI woke up to a problem.Not danger. Not an attack. Not responsibility.Alice.“Rowan…”Her voice was soft. Too soft. Dangerously soft. I didn’t open my eyes.“Go back to sleep.”“No.”I felt movement, Then weight.She grabbed my arm and pulled it over her like I was a pillow.“Alice,” I said flatly.“Rowan,” she mimicked.I opened one eye slowly, She was already looking at me. Wide awake.Smiling.Annoying..“It’s morning,” I said.“And?” she replied.“I need to train.”She tightened her grip on my arm. “No, you don’t.”“Yes, I do.”“No, you don’t,” she repeated. “You need rest.”I exhaled slowly. Patience. Control.“I’m not you,” I said. “I don’t lie around all day.”She gasped dramatically. “I don’t lie around. I recharge.”“You sleep.”“I recharge,” she corrected.I sat up.She groaned loudly and tried to pull me back down.“Rowan, come on,” she whined. “Stay. Just today.”I looked at her, really looked…There was something behind the drama.Something softer.“I can’t,” I sai
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